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‘Treasonous, embarrassment for every Bengali’: Suvendu Adhikari urges Jaishankar to ban Mamata Banerjee’s future foreign visits over remarks in UK | India News

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NEW DELHI: West Bengal leader of the opposition Suvendu Adhikari on Friday wrote to external affairs minister S Jaishankar urging him to prevent future foreign visits by chief minister Mamata Banerjee in her official capacity. Adhikari accused Banerjee of undermining India on the international stage and bringing shame to the country during her recent visit…

UK ministers and officials treated to hospitality 3,500 times in five years, study finds | Politics

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Ministers, senior officials and special advisers were treated to hospitality including lunches, dinners, and sometimes tickets on about 3,500 occasions in five years, according to a new study. Some of the firms that provided the hospitality were also among those to secure the most meetings in key government departments, underlining the potential benefit to offering…

Reform rally LIVE: Nigel Farage to hold ‘biggest-ever’ event for local elections | Politics | News

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I’ve just been given a behind-the-scenes tour of the Reform UK local election launch rally, and it’s like nothing I’ve ever seen before at any rally, let alone a local election event. The venue, with 10,000 bums set be sat on seats shortly, has been transformed into a sort of ‘Local Election Disney Land’. The…

Reform UK to launch local election campaign

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Since winning its first ever MPs at the July general election, Reform has surged in polls and claims to have signed up over 200,000 members. One of the new recruits is former junior Tory minister Andrea Jenkyns who defected last summer and is now the Reform candidate for the new mayorship of Greater Lincolnshire. On…

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Reform UK figures plan Maga-style think-tank to build policy and attract US donors

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Unlock the White House Watch newsletter for free Your guide to what the 2024 US election means for Washington and the world Senior figures around Reform UK have drawn up plans for a think-tank that aims to attract Maga donors from America and help Nigel Farage’s party craft policies as it seeks to professionalise. The…

UK should ‘re-examine’ NHS funding model, says Farage ahead of Reform rally

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Nigel Farage has denied wanting to make people pay to visit the doctor, but said Britain should “re-examine” how it funds the NHS. In an interview on the BBC’s Today programme, the Reform UK leader insisted he supported healthcare remaining free at the point of use. But he added: “Everyone knows we are not getting…

Houston Open 2025 LIVE: Tee times, field, prize money and how to follow as McIlroy and Scheffler clash

Houston Open 2025 LIVE: Tee times, leaderboard, prize money and how to follow as McIlroy and Scheffler clash

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Rory McIlroy and Scottie Scheffler headline the field for the 2025 Texas Children’s Houston Open as they continue their preparations for The Masters. With the first major of the year is just around the corner, the PGA Tour heads to Texas this week for another exciting event. 3 McIlroy and Scheffler headline the field for…

Worrying times – SMMT reports 12th consecutive month of falling UK car production

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UK car and commercial vehicle production declined -11.6% in February, to 82,178 units, according to figures released by the SMMT. Local plants turned out 10,787 fewer cars, vans, trucks, taxis, buses and coaches than in February 2024, with multiple factors at play, notably soft markets at home and overseas, model changeovers and plant…

A dog with brown and black fur is wearing a pair of white eclipse glasses with dark lenses. The dog is being gently held by a person in a black jacket and another person in a purple jacket. The dog's face is relaxed, and the image appears to be taken outdoors during a solar eclipse event.

How to watch the partial solar eclipse

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It’s important to ensure you’re taking the proper precautions to view this event safely. Even during a partial eclipse, it is never safe to look directly at the Sun with the naked eye as it can cause eye damage, including blindness. Solar eclipse glasses are specifically designed to filter out harmful UV rays and reduce…

Tesla sales are plummeting — so why is the UK bucking the trend?

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Motorists across Europe may be turning their back on Tesla after Elon Musk’s foray into politics, but in the UK we can’t get enough of his electric vehicles. Figures released this week by the European Automobile Manufacturers’ Association show that Tesla sales plummeted 40 per cent in Europe in February compared to a year earlier,…